Blog, page 33
page 33 of 76Continuing through the writing archive.
The Giant Claw Game! - The Gantry System
Switching the Giant Claw from a four-motor skycam to a two-motor CoreXY gantry with eight pulleys on top of the cube.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - The Claw, Prototype 3
Claw prototype three adds a geared motor, longer prongs, limit switches, and the wooden frame cube it lives inside.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - The Claw, Prototype 2
Second claw prototype built in wood with brass hinges that actually grips play balls and holds them while swinging.
Read postUsing a Raspberry PI with a webcam to make time lapse videos.
Bash script for a Raspberry Pi and a cheap USB webcam that grabs a timestamped JPEG every ten seconds for time lapse.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - The Claw Research, Version 1
First cardboard and laser-cut attempts at a three-prong claw for the Giant Claw Game, plus links to designs that inspired the next pass.
Read postReporting the system stats of a Raspberry PI to COSM with python
Python script that pushes Raspberry Pi CPU, RAM and disk stats plus an Arduino light reading up to COSM.
Read postRaspberry PI as a FM transmitter
Turning a Raspberry Pi into an FM transmitter by abusing the spread-spectrum clock on GPIO pin 4.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - Controller
Laser-cut controller box for the Giant Claw Game with an arcade joystick, a fire button, and an RJ45 pigtail.
Read postThe Giant Claw Game! - Vancouver Maker Faire 2013 project
Kicking off a giant claw crane game for Vancouver Maker Faire 2013, with research notes on cable rigs and XY tables.
Read postRaspberryPI - Find the MAC address and change the host name
How to find your Raspberry Pi's MAC address and rename its hostname so you can pick it out on a shared network.
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